leave (out)

verb

Definition of leave (out)next
as in to miss out

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for leave (out)
  1. miss out
  2. exclude
  3. prevent
  4. omit
  5. preclude
Verb
  • This innate desire for connection, however, combined with people’s reliance on technology, can lead to feelings of FOMO– fear of missing out – and anxiety during a digital detox.
    Discover Magazine, Discover Magazine, 7 Nov. 2024
  • The Pioneers host Sherman Oaks Notre Dame, which received an at-large berth out of the Mission League after missing out last season.
    Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 3 Nov. 2024
Definition of miss out
Verb
  • Total expenses excluding management fees increased to $438,982 from $238,942.
    Quartz Bot, Quartz, 8 Nov. 2024
  • The new district added Port Washington, more of Grafton and excluded chunks of the old district west of Menomonee Falls.
    Claudia Levens, Journal Sentinel, 6 Nov. 2024
Definition of exclude
Verb
  • Once Trump withdraws America’s aegis over these allies, what is to prevent old hostilities from resurfacing, from enmities between Germany and France or Germany and Poland to lingering resentments between the Japanese and Koreans?
    Andreas Kluth, The Mercury News, 15 Nov. 2024
  • In the current proposal for land possession there, private land prevents the Crow from visiting many of these sites without permission from the landowner.
    Ryleigh Nucilli, Outside Online, 14 Nov. 2024
Definition of prevent
Verb
  • Many contracts fail because declarer omits a simple arithmetical process: counting the defenders’ hands.
    Frank Stewart, The Mercury News, 16 Nov. 2024
  • The county employee omitted a zero when transmitting to the state the unofficial vote total for Rebecca Bahar-Cook, a Democratic candidate for the MSU Board of Trustees.
    Paul Egan, Detroit Free Press, 13 Nov. 2024
Definition of omit
Verb
  • Boycotts preclude such experiences and connections.
    Arash Azizi, The Atlantic, 20 Nov. 2024
  • Even if Trump chose to run for president again in 2028, the term limit would preclude him from doing so.
    Hannah Parry, Newsweek, 6 Nov. 2024
Definition of preclude
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Thesaurus Entries Near leave (out)

leave off

leave (out)

leaver

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“Leave (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/leave%20%28out%29. Accessed 25 Nov. 2024.

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